Hay-rack.



0. W. BA I RDQ HAY BACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.14, 1908.

Patentd July 6, 1909.

2HEETS-SHEET 1.

C. W. BAIBD.

HAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-.14, 190B.

Patented Julyfi, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SKEET 2.

UNITED'STATES PATENT OFFICE. CHARLES w. BAIRD, or DEEP RIVER, IOWA.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1900.

Application .filed August 14, 190$. Serial No. 48,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that IICHAR'LES W. BAIRD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Deep River, in the county of Poweshiek and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Hay-Rack, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of hay racks in which the body of the hay rack is provided with a sliding hay rack member of about half the length. of the hay rackproper and so arranged that it may first be positioned at the rear of the hay rack member to receive hay-from a loader attaclied to the rear of the wagon, and then after said movable rack member is filled it may bodily move to the forward end of the rack, so that the rear end may then be filled with hay from the loader to thereby avoid the necessity of having an operator move the hay from the rear end of the wagon to the front end by hand;

This invention belongs to the same class of hay racks as that illustrated in United States Letters Patent, number 850285, issued to me on thesixteenth day of April, 1907.

The object of my invention is to provide a hay rack of this class in which a driver seated on the drivers seat at the front of the machine may readily, quickly and easily move the movable hay rack member either forwardly or rcarwardly as desired, and may firmly secure it in any position of its adjustment so that the movable member will not slide on the hay rack member when the wagon is going up or down hill, and a further object is to provide a device of this kind so arranged that when the movable hay rack member is at its forwardlimih'dhe operating ropes and pulleys, etc., will be contained under it and protected by it, so that the hay subsequently oaded upon the rear end of the rack will not in any way interfere with the operating ropes and pulleys.

A further obiect is to provide improved means, ofsiinp e, durableand inexpensive :onstruction, for slidin 1y mounting the movable member upon the hay rack proper and for preventing tilting movements of the novable hay rack member.

My invention consists in the construction, irrangemcnt and combination of the various Darts of the device wherebyl'the objects conemplated are attained, as hereinafter more ully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in wliich- Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of a hay rack embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of same. transverse, sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 to illustrate the rolling sup ort of the movable rack member, and-3 shows an enlarged, detail sectional View illustrating a modified form of the rolling 65 so iport.

eferrin" to the accompanying drawings, I have use; the reference numeral to indicate the body (portion of the hay rack proper.

At its rear en is an upright frame 11 and at 20 the rear portion of its sides is an extension frame 12. These frame members 12 extend laterally from the rear portion of the hay rack body, as clearly shown in Fig.

Mounted on top of the hay rack proper are 75 two track rails, each comprising'an angle bar 13 with one edge extended downwardly and into a bracket 14 which is fixed to the hay rack proper, and the other portion of each, 7 angle bar being extended inwardly, as clearly 80 shown in- Fig. 3. l

At the front of the hay rack proper is an upright 15 having a drivers seat 16 thereon, and also'having a foot rest 17. Mounted on the upright 15 adjacent tothe drivers seat '85 is a vertical shaft 18 havinga crank 19 at its v top. At the lower end of the shaft 18 are two drums 20 and 21 and near the central portion of the shaft 18 is anotched wheel 22.

Arranged on the foot platl'orm 17 is a rock 90 shaft 23 having on one end a foot lever 24 and on its other end an arm 25 mounted in a slotted guide 26 and arranged in position for normally entering one of the notches in the wheel 22. said notch when the operator presses downwardly upon the foot ever 24.

The movable hay rack member comprises a base platform 27, front and rear upright frame members 28 and 29, and upright side loo members 30 and 31.. The width 0 said movable hay rack member is substantially the. 1 same as that of the stationary one and its lenithis approximately half that of. the hay rac portion of t e movable hay rack member are two axles 32 and 33, each having flanged wheels .34 on its ends, the latter-being designcdto rest upon the horizontal portions of the angle bar track pieces 13 with the flanges 110 Fig. 3 shows a Said arm may be raised out 01' body ortion. Mountedin the lower v.

thef eof on the outside of said tracks. In order to prevent tilting movements of the movable hay rack member, I providea number of short arms fixed to the movable hay rack member and extended under the horizontal portions of the angle bars that form the tracknas clearly shown in Fig. 3.

In order to move the movable hay rack member forwardly, I rovide a rope or cable 36 fixed to and woun upon the drum 20 and attached to the central portion of the movable hay rack member below its bottom platform. In order to move the movable hay rack member rearwardly, I provide a rope or cable 37 fixed to and wound upon the drum 21 and extended rearwardly to a point a slight distance in the rear of the center of the hay rack body portion where it passes under a pulley 38, and then forwardly Where it is attached to the forward edge of the movable hay rack member. These ropes or cables 36 and 37 are wound upon their respective drums in opposite directions so that when one is being wound up the other unwind s, hence, by turning the crank 19 in one direction the movable hay rack member is moved forwardly and when the crank is turned. in

the opposite direction, it is moved rearwardly. Furthermore, the movable hay rack member will be firmly held when at any position of its movement by holding the crank 19 stationary, and this can be done by means of the foot actuated device for engaging the notched wheel 22.

I movab e hay rack member and projects un- .39 to thereby prevent ti the movable hay rack member.

der theupper horizontal portion of the track ting movements of In ractieal use hay is first loaded in the mova le hay rack at the rear of the wagon. Obviously, when in position none of the ropes or pulleys are in position to be engaged by .or entangled Witl'fthe hay. When the movable hay rack is full, the operator places his foot upon the lever 24, and then turns the crank 19 in the proper direction. In this way the movable hay rack member is moved to the front of the machine and the rear of the hay rack body ortion is ready to receive a load of hay. fly having the pulleys and ropes arranged set forth herein, hay may be loaded upon the rear of the ha rack body portion and will not interfere wit or become entangled in said ropes or pulleys. Furthermore, the movable hay rack is locked and held in any osition in which it is placed on account of t e gravity pawl device engaging the notched Wheel 22.

I claim as my invention. 1. The combination with a hay rack body ortion of a movable hay rack member slidmgly mounted upon the hay rack body portion, a shaft at the forward end of'thc hay rack body portion, two ropes fixed thereto and wound thereon in opposite directions,

one rope being attached to the movable hay rack member direct, and the other being attached to the movable hay rack member and then extended rearwardly, and a pulley fixed to the hay rack body portion, and having said latter rope passed in the rear of it, and means for turning said shaft.

2. The combination with a hay rack body portion of a movable hay rack member slidmgly mounted upon the hay rack body portion, a shaft at the forward end of the hay ortion of a movable'hay rack member slidmgly mounted upon the hay ra'c'k body ortion, a shaft at the forward end of the lay rack body portion, two ropes fixed thereto and wound thereon in opposite directions,

one rope being attached to the movable hay rack member direct, and the other being attached. to the movable hay rack memben'and then extended rearwardly, and a pulley fixed to the hay rack body portion, and having said latter rope passed in the rear of it, means for turning said shaft, and means for locking said shaft against rotation in cither'direction, said means comprising a notched wheel fixed to the shaft, a foot lever having an arm connected therewith and designed to enter one of the notches in the wheel when released.

4. An improved hay ,rack, comprising a hay rack body portion having extension side frames at its rear, track rails extended longitudinally of the body portion, a movable hay rack member, supporting wheels therefor two drums fixed to said shaft, two ropes or cables fixed to and wound u on said drums in oppositecdirections' one eing attached direct to the movable hay rack member, the other being assed. under said ulley and then forward y and attached to t e movable hay rack member, and means for rotating said shaft.

5. An improved hey rack, comprising a member and extended outwardly under the 1C ha y rack body portion, two structural metal top flanges of said track members to prevent track members arranged longitudinally of the tilting movements ofthe movable hay rack hay reek body vortion, each'having an in member.

5 Wardly extenderl flange at its top, a movable Des; Moines, Iowa, Aug. 1, 1908.

hey rack member, two axles therefor, flanged CHARLES W. BAIRD. wheels on the axles, the flanges thereof belng Witnesses: arranged to stand outside of said track mem- N. M. TAYLOR,

bers, and arms fixed in the movable hay rack M. B. GOLDXZEN. 

